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6 Apr, 4 tweets, 4 min read
6 April 1941 | A transport of 1,021 Poles (including 39 Jews) arrived at #Auschwitz from #Pawiak prison in #Warsaw. Among them were: an actor Stefan Jaracz (no. 13580) and a theater director Leon Schiller (13581). They were both later released from the camp.
Stefan Jaracz was born in Żukowice Stare. He was one of the most eminent Polish theater and film actors. Imprisoned at #Auschwitz on 6 April 1941 (no. 13580). On 15 May 1941, he was released from the camp. More about his life: culture.pl/en/artist/stef…
Leon Schiller, one of the most eminent Polish theater directors, became a prisoner of #Auschwitz on 6 April 1942. He received number 13581. After a year - thanks to bribery - he was released from the camp. More about his life: culture.pl/en/artist/leon…
Learn about the creation of Auschwitz, reasons of incarceration of Poles as well as the plans of development of Auschwitz into the main camp for prisoners in occupied Poland. Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_pol…

Other lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org

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6 April 1944 | The Gestapo under the direction of SS-Hauptsturmführer Klaus Barbie raided the Jewish orphanage in French town of #Izieu. 44 children and their 7 educators were taken to #Drancy & later deported to #Auschwitz. Only one person survived.
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Jozef & Wiktoria Ulma risked their lives to help Jews during the #Holocaust. On 24 March 1944 the German police discovered the Jews in hiding.

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22 March 1943 | The Zentralbauleitung of the #Auschwitz camp (Central Construction office) completed the construction of gas chamber and crematorium IV at Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. The undressing rooms, gas chamber and crematorium were located on the ground level. 1/5
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15 March 1948 | District Military Court in Warsaw sentenced to death Col. Witold Pilecki, officer active in the underground. In 1940 he voluntarily submitted to arrest & deportation to the German Auschwitz camp to gather information about the camp. He was executed on 25 May 1948. Image
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